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DADIRRI – IMPROVING THE SERVICE SYSTEM
IN NORTH WYONG CO-DESIGN WORKSHOP
Dadirri – Inner Deep Listening and Quiet Still Awareness.
Members of Barang Regional Alliance Ltd. attended a co-design
Workshop (Dadirri) in Sydney during August 2016 run by
Second Road consultancy. The workshop, stemming from the
State Government’s service delivery reform initiative, is a large-
scale collaboration process which will hopefully see a major
improvement of services on the Central Coast. Representatives
from Yerin, Darkinjung, Bara Barang and Bungree attended
the workshop.
The project will seek to improve the service system in North Wyong
so that all services take shared responsibility for the children,
young people and families living there.
DUNGALA KAIELA ORATION 2016
On Wednesday 17 August 2016, delegates of the Barang Board
travelled to Shepparton Victoria, for the eighth annual Dungala
Kaiela ‘Defining Goulburn Murray’ Oration. This annual event is
co-hosted by the Kaiela Institute and the University of Melbourne
and focuses on Indigenous social and economic inclusion.
The aim of the oration is to celebrate Aboriginal cultural identity,
create a shared vision for the people of the greater Goulburn
Murray region and build bridges to promote Aboriginal social and
economic development, social inclusion and cultural prosperity.
Dr Martin Parkinson PSM, Secretary of the Department of Prime
Minister and Cabinet, was the keynote speaker. Dr. Parkinson
said, “As an economist, I care deeply about getting the
economic fundamentals right – because it’s economic success of
individuals that will see us close the gap between Indigenous and
non-Indigenous Australians.”
Dr Parkinson believes that we are at the point where, through
collaboration, the decisions we make around greater self-
sufficiency and productivity will lead to holistic health, as well as
happiness for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
IMAGE ABOVE:
CO-DESIGN WORKSHOP, AUGUST 2016
The area of focus is the northern end of Wyong as it is identified
as an area where there are larger gaps in terms of issues such as
child protection, life expectancy, chronic disease, homelessness
and drug and alcohol misuse for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people in comparison to the rest of the Central Coast.
The project outlines the need for us all to listen to each other so we
can achieve common goals and empowerment for the community.
The overall goal of the co-design workshop was to construct a
framework that would unite Central Coast organisations and
empower them to work together around a set of shared outcomes.
Over the course of the two days, participants explored whether
the current Central Coast providers are the best positioned
organisations to be delivering services to the community and that
working together is the key priority for service delivery in a multi-
agency space.
The co-design representatives from Yerin Aboriginal Health
Services said, “It’s about redesigning the service system, our
involvement is imperative due to the large number of young
Aboriginal families residing in the northern end of Wyong, our
agencies are instrumental in the co-design space.”
The co-design team will reconvene in the near future to start
mapping what the design of the interventions will look like and will
continue towards an enabled, collaborative service reform for the
Central Coast.
Members of the Barang Board also visited the Rumbalara Elders
Facility and met with Chairperson Lee Joachim. Rumbalara is a
30-bed facility for older Aboriginal people that provides culturally
sensitive healthcare and respite for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander elders. This was a great opportunity for the Central Coast
leaders to visit Aboriginal facilities in other regions.
IMAGE ABOVE:
DR MARTIN PARKINSON PSM
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